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Informatics For A New Century: Computing Education For The 1990s And Beyond, Mary Shaw
Informatics For A New Century: Computing Education For The 1990s And Beyond, Mary Shaw
Mary Shaw
Information technology and computer scinece have not only reshaped computation, communication and commerce; they have expanded the basic models and paradigms of many disciplines. Informatics education has obligations to all the communities that rely on information technology, not just the computing professionals. Serving this extended audience well requires changes in the content and presentation of computing curricula. This paper sketches the coming needs for information processing and analyzes the populations that will require informatics education. It considers curriculum requirements trhough two examples, one outside the tradional boundary of computer scinece and one inside.
Models For Undergraduate Project Courses In Software Engineering, Mary Shaw, James Tomayko
Models For Undergraduate Project Courses In Software Engineering, Mary Shaw, James Tomayko
Mary Shaw
The software engineering course provides undergraduates with an opportunity to learn something about real-world software development. Since software engineering is far from being a mature engineering discipline, it is not possible to define a completely satisfactory syllabus. Content with a sound basis is in short supply, and the material most often taught is at high risk of becoming obsolete within a few years. Undergraduate software engineering courses are now offered in more than a hundred universities. Although three textbooks dominate the market, there is not yet consensus on the scope and form of the course. The two major decisions an …
Models For Undergraduate Project Courses In Software Engineering, Mary Shaw, Jim Tomayko
Models For Undergraduate Project Courses In Software Engineering, Mary Shaw, Jim Tomayko
Mary Shaw
The software engineering course provides undergraduates with an opportunity to learn something about real-world software development. Since software engineering is far from being a mature engineering discipline, it is not possible to define a completely satisfactory syllabus. Content with a sound basis is in short supply, and the material most often taught is at high risk of becoming obsolete within a few years. Undergraduate software engineering courses are now offered in more than a hundred universities. Although three textbooks dominate the market, there is not yet consensus on the scope and form of the course. The two major decisions an …
Putting Engineering Into Software Engineering Education, Mary Shaw
Putting Engineering Into Software Engineering Education, Mary Shaw
Mary Shaw
The current practice of software engineering bears only slight resemblance to the usual standards of engineering practice. This is in part a consequence of the immaturity of the field, but it also results from the failure of software engineering education to instill an engineering mindset in students. This position paper discusses the character of engineering practice with special emphasis on the routine use of reference materials; based on this characterization, it suggests ways software engineering education could better support good engineering practice.